“The summer of 1904 found a city boy taking an extended vacation on the farm of his aunt and uncle. It so happened that the aunt and uncle had a son the same age as this boy. When the two youngsters were together, they were full of mischief. One Sunday, they feigned stomachaches and were excused from going to church. The Uncle and the Aunt hitched up the horse to a carriage and took off to worship. As soon as they were out of site, the two ten-year-olds went looking for something to do.

Upon seeing the fowl foolery the Uncle flew into a rage. He leapt off the carriage and bounded onto the porch, place-kicking chicken after chicken back to consciousness. Feathers and clucking filled the air, frightening each hen back to reality.”

The same thing that happened to the chickens in this story can happen to people. We get hypnotized by organizations, trains of thought and theory. We often join groups or embrace beliefs that mesmerize us. At any given time, in some little porch of our minds, we could be focused on a line. Lines often tell us:

“This is our history, our philosophy, our tradition and these are our policies and procedures. This is simply how we are and you should not move from this line of thought. ”

Right now in this article, I give you permission to look around and see if you’ve been focused on a line. All of us could be holding at least one paradigm that no longer serves us. See if your head has been pushed toward something that you need to walk away from this very day. We don’t have to be chickens.